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In Search of a Golf-Poker Parlay II: Foxwoods

In the cold light of day, I had to admit I was a terrible poker player.

I headed north from Atlantic City, bloody but unbowed. The dream was still alive and still in front of me.... Read more »

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The Slammer & Squire, Slighted

The voluptuous Slammer & Squire course makes the most of a very ordinary Florida site.

Slammer & Squire, the original course at World Golf Village, is overshadowed by the companion Palmer/Nicklaus collaboration, King & Bear, which... Read more »

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How I Rate Golf Courses

Kinloch Club, in all its rate-able glory

Rating golf courses is an inherently subjective enterprise, much like rating restaurants and novels. I may like F. Scott Fitzgerald... Read more »

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In Search of a Golf-Poker Parlay: Atlantic City

The bunkers at Sand Barrens are deep. So were the holes in my poker strategy.

Golf and poker, it seems to me, are among the world’s great complementary experiences, like vodka and caviar, or... Read more »

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Protected: Rating the Golf Course Architects

Pete Dye, the Dean of the Living Golf Course Architects and the Most Influential Since 1965

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What’s Hot In Golf Travel Now?

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PerryGolf is one of the most experienced and trusted golf travel operators in the world, arranging and conducting trips to... Read more »

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The Ten Best Courses You Can Play in New Zealand

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Bob Fagan played 40 New Zealand golf courses including the "Top 35" in order to bring the Best Ten to you.

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My Kind of Summer Bargain

The 5-Star Phoenican resort is one of the best inthe Phoenix/Scottsdale area, and its 27-hole course is pretty good too. This summer it's also pretty cheap, at least if you like cocktails!

Posting this to let my friends–in Arizona and far beyond–know about The “Round on Us,” program (get the double entendre?), a collaboration between Starwood... Read more »

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Golf Deals in the Home of the Delta Blues

Golf is not the only fun you will find on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where every top course is affiliated with a Vegas-style casino hotel.

A few months back I wrote about how pleasantly I was surprised by golf and the golf travel infrastructure, including... Read more »

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Final Thoughts on Northern Ireland and One of the Best Golf Courses Ever

Yes, Royal County Down really is this stunning. This is the 7th hole but they all look incredible. You simply cannot miss this, truly one of the world's greatestcourses.

As I wrap up my recent visit to Northern Ireland I have a stunning confession to make: I did not... Read more »

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The Prairie Club: Great Public Golf in the Heartland

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If you’ve never been to the Sand Hills of north-central Nebraska, prepare to be amazed. The prairie land isn’t flat... Read more »

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Private and First Class, Cordevalle captured the moment

Stimulation and serenity come together at CordeValle

Cypress Point in the morning, Pebble Beach in the afternoon. It was one of those dream golf days at the... Read more »

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A Break From Golf in Northern Ireland

Who built the Giant's Causeway? Aliens? Finn McCool? Your guess is as good as any, but whiskey and Guinness might help.

On previous trips to Northern Ireland – and indeed all over the world – I have had a tendency to... Read more »

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Caddies Take it Up a Notch at Service-Driven CordeValle

Notched into the Santa Cruz Mountain foothills, CordeValle is a sublime getaway where skilled staff members exceed expectations

Not far (in miles) from Silicon Valley, Cordevalle Golf Club and Lodge is a pressure-release valve for high achievers from... Read more »

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For the Love of Lahinch

The village and the golf course at Lahinch are virtually contiguous.

What makes one golf course adored, and another merely respected or admired? As with all such matters of the heart,... Read more »